ALS, 1826 Nov. 20, La Grange, France, to Richard Peters, Philadelphia.

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ALS, 1826 Nov. 20, La Grange, France, to Richard Peters, Philadelphia.

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Lafayette discusses old American friends, his farm at La Grange, and the slow progress of the republican movement in Europe. He also inquires about the planned Eastern State Penitentiary and gives his views on solitary confinement.

1 item (3 p.) ; 22 cm.

Rosenbach Museum & Library

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Rosenbach Museum & Library

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Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834

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